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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1927. Impartial Experts Say TEA ... , Is tHe finest 'Orange Pekoe* sold. MBBBR TTX? A^/^XT TIITT ml ^ IIEADON HILL i " BEGIN HERE TO-DAY. Samuel Honeybun, retired English countryman, finds his lain gauge filled with blood instead of water. And then comes news of tho murder of-- Sir Francis Lathrop. Sir Francis' daughter, Margaret, had planned to marry-- Sir Guy Lathrop against her fat'a-ther's wish. Sir Guy is suspected of the murder by-- Inspector Roake of Scotland Yard, and he goes into hiding at the Lathrop home. But Adrian Klyne, private tective, employed by Margaret, lieves there's something in the "Red . Pvain Mystery," especially after blood had been found in three gauges on three different occasions. He is watching-- Adela Larkin, daughter of Rev. Septimus Larkin. Klyne, disguised as Lord Bulpeter, arranges to visit the Grange with Inspector Roake on the pretext of condoling with Margaret. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. "How truly tcrriblei People of position, too. Well, there is an ancient wheeze that you can't touch pitch without being defiled, off out of this like a shot. Good night, Inspector." What kept Lord Bulpeter busy that night will appear in due course. The slight friction that had been fested on tbsir first acquaintance had disappeared when he and Inspectc Roake met at breakfast. Roak strong in his love for a lord, was eag; to atone for "making fac&3," while the Viscount evidently bore no malice. Frankly confessing that, he had been "fed up" with a case in which h; interest was only remote, he rather negatived the confession by asking be fully informed on the intricacies the Lathrop mystery. Roake waxed eloquent on what called the futile theory of the "r rain," and on the folly of the flashy amateur who had attached importance to it. The bottom, he affirmed, had been knocked out of it, as having any bearing on the death of Sir Francis Lathrop, by the phenomenon having occurred twice elsewhere. The pr detective employed by Miss Lathrop had pounced on the "red rain" as a showy advertisement for himself and as tending to exculpate his client's "1 suppose you have looked up the antecedents of these Honeybuns"" ventured Lord Bulpeter diffidently. "Respectable city people. Not a black mark against them," came the Inspector's quick dab cf whitewash for the Honeybuns. The neat maid who acted as waitress interrupted with the proffer of ■the morning papers. Lord Bulpeter grabbed the Planet. Opening it in the middle, he eagerly ran his eye over the "displays," but his voice was languid as he drawled: "I say, Roake, this paragraph in the Planet rather crabs your deal over the 'red rain', doesn't it. Hark to the scribe!" And he read out the "par" inspired by Klyne, and ed that Peters, the chauffeur, had been initiated in the general trend of things already. Some 300 yards from the Honeybi home the car was stopped and the noble owner got out. "You know what you've got to do," ho said. "See that you So it to tick. Half a minute's deviation from the time table might make all the difference between life and doath to several people." Peters touched his cap and watched his master swing off along the road and disappear into the gates of M: Honeybuiv's abode. Taking out hi stop-watch, the chauffeur carefully counted off eleven and a half rrinutas, then restarted tho oar and crawled to the meretricious scroled iron portals which has swallowed his employer. Then he loosed off three ear-splitting blasts on his Gabriel horn a.nd waited. He took out his watch again and eounted--seconds this time. A3 h: ticked off the tenth, Lord Rulpete; emerged from the gales, escorting 1 lady. They literally jumped into the car and Peters, acting on previous structions, headed for a town 20 miles away, where at the principal hots Inspector Roake's noble recruit played the host at a small and select luncheon the private moucher working in the Lathrop interest. Probably ha has. party, persuaded a newspaper penny-a-liner I It was late in the afternoon when to insert this as an advertisement, andj Lord Bulpeter returned to the Grangi his name will be given to-morrow." j to report the result of his Latchfield "What sordid chicanery!" sighed expedition to Inspector Roake. Tho Lord Bulpeter. "Look here, Mr. latter was still bullying, though hav-Roake, I am disgusted by the unfair; ing exhausted the servants, from pitfalls that beat you and I am also housekeeper to scullery maid, he had bitten by the detective mania. I wish transferred his attentions to Mrs. you would let me bear a hand. One Vah'sittart, Marga of your Assistant Commissioners at erc.n Scotland Yard, Sir Trevor Hardman, "Any luck con is an old pal of mine. If I wire him way?-' Roake wa for permission , and get it will youj official tyrant to t take mo on as an honorary assistant?" j as by a magic wa, "Proud to, my lord!" Roake posi-j Lord Bulpeter tively blushed with pleasure. [leather-covered easy-chair and emitted Sir Trevor Hardman's answer was the gusty sigh cf sheer received a couple of hours later and, "Nothing doing," lie said. "There Lord Bulpeter took it up to the is no evidence that ths red rain had Grange, whither the nlspector had anything to do with the murder of Sir gone after breakfast. The C. I. D.1 Francis Lathrop, but on the other engaged on his favorite pas- hand I have been unable to procure proof that i Lord Bulpeter's chastened drawl carried conviction. He did not mention his adventure and luncheon party. "I don't doubt you foi my lord," Roake hastened t and chap- your lordship':, : changed from an i sycophantic to-.uiv vl iank into a great "You have 1 garet Lathrop, not returned?" "I a 1 of ] >ut her . the least, my lord, wagon-load of monkeys, and I expect that she has gone off to warn Sir Guy that the police are in charge of the house. I should have had him hist night but for her." "You can hardly blame a y[rl JV>p shielding the man she loves," said Lord Bulpeter, immediately qualifying the remark with: "I can understand your annoyance, though." (To be continued.) - Lord Bulpeter emerged from the gates, escorting a lady. ! Ute plains. declaimed by Mr. Larkin to Adela the Rectory. It had better be repeated sio as to appreciate its effect on Inspector Roake. 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I rather pride myself on reading character. In fact in my own circle I have a reputation for it. I might be able to wipe them off the map for you and burst the red for all.' movement the apparatus used would work automatically. Members of the French Academy were shown an experimental plant which turned a dynamo and lighted a series of electric bulbs. Minard's Liniment tot chapped hands. Preparednes Small Girl (obliged tr bub-! during holiday in Fran ! understand English. Mm that a detective engaged on the parent j "Carry on, my lord." Roake ap-i mystery has been at Ruxton in Suf- proved the suggestion. "You are sim-j 0 fclk and there recognized one of the i ply splendid. If you can put that•! ~"Mummy, what's the French for individuals who has claimed his inter- !Honeybun bogey to bed you will assure' 'Oh'?" est in connection with the Lathrop [ a conviction when I collar Sir Guy.i * murder. Extraordinary developments j With that fairy tale still in existence, free for Fruition, are expected at an early date." | no treasury counsel carries guns' All freedom is worthless unless It Lord Bulpeter leered at Roake, who: enough to persuade a jury that a man brings forth fruit, and the fruit must seemed in danger of .an apopletic 0f title could commit a murder." be in speech and in act.--Lord Cour-stroke. "So you have been kidding; "Now you've let another cat out of" ane of Pen with. mo," said the nobleman. "I suppose the bag, my dear old Roake," be re-___________________ that you were the detective who! plied. "I believe you're a democrat . . , _ thought enough of the red rain clue to : or a socialist, perhaps even a Bolshie. Shearing of the Seals, go investigating at Ruxton?" j If ever I commit a murder, which is] In order to keep track of the seal "Not me!" snorted Roake, "Unless 1 quite likely, I hope I shan't have ^oui population on the Phibilof Islands, th© whole thing is a fabrication the after me. For am not I a man of' 10,000 one-year-old male seals are to detective, so-called, must have been title?" I be sheared this year. The Inspector disavowed any such I ■-*-- sentiments and treated "my lord's" j Handling bulbs has been known to s own expense as little short j ^ up &kin disease in certain casgs Jn "*U„a&^.jthe same way, people employed at his own expense as little short j, of less majeste. 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